Editorial Comments

The December eMagazine
covers topics including Solar Energy, Fuel Cell Technology, Waste to Energy
systems, Supergreen Building Technology along with a few philosophical
pieces that pose important questions about some of the more traditional
energy sources that we depend on.

Bob Hetherington

Thanks for tuning in to the December eMagazine issue. We've been busy
around here and have some new features that are almost ready for you to
play with.

The first is a searchable Article Library which will contain
all of the articles we've published since 2002. It's ready to go and we
are just populating it with the data now. Look for it to be online mid
December or sooner.

The second is our forums. I want to focus these discussions on
Alternative Energy Solutions and the first to tackle will be
Building an Autonomous House. I'm hoping that if I seed the
discussions and ask the questions that you will share your expertise and
experience so we can provide a knowledge base for current and future
readers. Topics will be broken down into systems of the home such as The
Potable Water System, The Building Site, The Heating System, The
Electrical System etc. Look for this to hit the streets mid December. If
you have ideas or would like to moderate a topic please let me know at
news@earthtoys.com

In
WASTE TODAY, GREEN ENERGY TOMORROW, Ed Mant over at Inetec
has a fascinating article about how they are converting restaurant food
waste to electricity. Astonishing how much waste there is and how useful
it could be.

A scary scenario is discussed in
DRAINING CANADA FIRST. I'm a Canadian and have been worried for some
time about the use of natural gas to extract oil from the tar
sands. Michael Vickerman of RENEW Wisconsin has some very valid
arguments in his article.

I know ...
NEW KIND OF &quot;VICTORY GARDEN" sounds like a gardening article. Far
from it. Obert Reslock discusses how we should get on the bandwagon and
fight for renewable energy just like the people of the US did in
planting Victory Gardens during World War II.

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF DAMS is another great article from the folks
at Sealnet.org. Jürgen Giesecke spells it all out for us and
urges that we not just accept or reject Hydro Dams based on lack of
understanding of their importance. Hydro Power is a clean energy source
and water for agriculture is extremely important to the advancement and
sustenance of our civilization.

On the Green Building topic, Chuck Steiner does a great job of
defining
SUPERGREEN BUILDINGS TECHNOLOGY and discusses a waste to energy
process that his company has developed.

In
SONTERRA GOES GREEN we discover how this large apartment complex is
using 100% renewable energy. Also, did you know that
RADIANT ELECTRIC FLOOR WARMING was not only extremely comfortable
and luxurious but that it is a very efficient and clean way to heat your
house?